Constitutional Essay

The Second Amendment gives average citizens the right to keep and bear arms. This has been an occurring issue for a while now, but the recent school shooting by Adam Lanza in December of 2012, an unstable man who had access to assault weapons killed 26 people. Do you feel safer under The Second Amendment? Many people think these mass shootings could have been stopped if the government had never repealed the 1994 assault weapon ban or if we had universal background checks, keeping this ban active could have saved 26 adults and kids from their death. Not only do mass shooting occur too often, but so do attacks that end in tragedy. Trayvon Martin is just one of many who was killed for being an average teen in the U.S. only his life was cut short because he decided to walk through a very unwelcoming neighborhood. Under the Second Amendment everyday citizens are not protected by the current gun control laws.

Mass shootings occur often around a country that is the land of the free and seems to be safe. Universal background checks are a necessity. Too many assault weapons get into the hands of the wrong people and the consequences are irreversible. One incident that happened in Connecticut is the Sandy Hook Elementary School. This is a prime example of how assault weapons got into the hands of the wrong person. Adam Lanza was not the owner of these guns, but he had access to them. With universal background checks the lives of 20 kids and 6 adults could have been protected. Columbine is a prime example, how universal background checks are necessary. The shooting happened on April 20, 1999. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were the shooters, they got their hands on guns and bombs and attacked the school. They killed a total of 12 peop...

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Living in a country where we are pictured as the land of the free and the home of the brave does not help our image when mass shootings, murders, and innocent people die. Many people leave their home countries to have “the American dream” but if this is how they see our even be much better. Having universal background checks and the same gun laws for all fifty states will improve many things in our country. Less innocent lives will be taken, less people will become criminals, less people will suffer. If we want this country to be safer, we need to take steps in the right direction, we need to improve our gun control to make everyday citizens feel at ease with the people who they encounter during the day. Improving our country’s safety is one way to better our country.country, what would be the point of leaving their family and friends, for something that may not